Movies and TvShows featuring "interest-rates" theme.

The Lady Banker is a comedy-drama based on a true story set in 1920s Paris. It follows the life of a successful woman banker who becomes entangled in corruption, greed, and demagogy. She must navigate the world of finance and politics while facing challenges such as anti-Semitism, a smear campaign, and a hunger strike. As she fights against the corrupt system, she forms alliances and discovers her own strength.

A bodybuilder in Saint-Etienne, France, gets involved in check fraud and theft to pay off his debts. The situation becomes complicated when his estranged father returns, leading to a series of unexpected events.

Emmy-winning journalist Danny Schechter investigates America's mounting debt crisis in this latest hard-hitting expose. The film reveals the unknown cabal of credit card companies, lobbyists, media conglomerates and the Bush administration itself who have colluded to deregulate the lending industry, ensuring that a culture of credit dependency can flourish. Schechter exposes the hidden financial and political complex that allows the lowest wage earners to indebt themselves so heavily that even house repossessions are commonplace.

This Is Not a Coup (2016) is a documentary that delves into the financial crisis in Europe, focusing on the role of the European Central Bank. It explores the impact of the crisis on various European countries, the power dynamics involved, and the consequences for the overall financial system. The film sheds light on the decision-making processes of the European Union and the challenges faced by Irish politicians, as well as the political and economic implications of the crisis in Italy. With a critical lens, the documentary examines issues such as austerity measures, banking system corruption, and the effects on democracy and national economies.

A vivid, honest, often humorous and always insightful look at our struggle with investments and retirement. Michael Covel traveled 75,000 miles over the course of 2007 and 2008 to visit with hundreds of people from America to Europe to Asia from London to Tokyo to Macau to Singapore to New York City - Covel went everywhere. He interviews single moms facing foreclosure, Nobel Prize winners, professional poker players and US Congressmen. How did we dig such a big hole when it comes to our retirement, money and investments? We all want to retire, we all want to provide for our families, but Covel's film paints a picture that trusting the government, TV shows, big brokerage firms and mutual funds is not the way to go. There are ways for all of us to break away from the fear and confusion so many of us feel about our money, but the world has changed and it is time for straight talk.